Miami's winter months are usually a hotbed of activity for restaurant openings and the first month of January proved no exception. Over a dozen notable openings occurred including Daniel Boulud's Boulud Sud and Michael Schwartz's Amara at Paraiso. The venerable Miami chef and James Beard winner also celebrated the opening...

180 Degrees at the DRB will close following an all-you-can-eat blowout this Sunday. The restaurant, which was recognized for serving the best burger in Miami in 2015 by New Times, will not reopen after Sunday service, according to a Facebook post.

The last month of 2017 saw the opening of some good establishments and the closing of a favorite. Panther Coffee doubled down by opening two new locations, and chef Eileen Andrade opened Amelia's 1931, a retro Cuban diner. The Palace Bar reopened on Ocean Drive, and chef/partners Jeff McInnis and Janine Booth opened a satellite of their New York City restaurant, Root & Bone. Finally, Mignonette Uptown closed, though the original location continues to thrive.

"I did everything I thought I did right at the other two restaurants," Danny Serfer says. Nevertheless, the North Miami Beach location of his and partner Ryan Roman's Mignonette shuttered earlier this month, leaving about 20 employees without jobs just before the holidays and leaving the restaurateurs, who've enjoyed runaway success since Serfer opened Blue Collar on Biscayne Boulevard in 2012, scratching their heads in confusion.